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An amusement park is a collection of rides and other entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a fairly large group of people. An amusement park is more elaborate than a simple city park or playground and caters for all ages. Amusement parks evolved in Europe from pleasure gardens, which existed for the recreation of the people, while charging a fee. In the United States, expositions were another influence on the amusement park. Amusement parks were the historical precursors to modern theme parks as well as the more traditional midway arcades and rides at county and state fairs (in the United States). Today, amusement parks have largely been replaced by theme parks, and the two terms are often used interchangeably. The oldest amusement park in the world is Bakken, at Klampenborg, north of Copenhagen, Denmark, which opened in 1583. Amusement parks collect much of their revenue from admission fees paid by guests attending the park. Other revenue sources include parking fees, food and beverage sales and souvenirs. Some parks charge an entry fee which allows unlimited access to all attractions, whereas others offer free admission but charge guests for each attraction. View new selections below (purge) Batman:The Ride, a widely cloned Bolliger & Mabillard inverted roller coaster Bolliger & Mabillard Consulting Engineers (more commonly known as B&M) is a roller coaster design consultancy based in Monthey, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1988 by Walter Bolliger and Claude Mabillard, with Bolliger acting as president and Mabillard as vice-president. Since 1990, B&M have built over 60 roller coasters around the world and have pioneered several new ride technologies, most notably the inverted roller coaster. The company started with four employees and has since grown, now employing more than 30 people, mostly engineers and draftsmen. A floorless diving machine train on display at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, part of a retrofit to SheiKra. Amusement parks • Funfairs • Marine mammal parks • Miniature parks • Pleasure gardens • Waterparks Amusement rides • Carousels • Drop towers • Ferris wheels • Log flumes • Observation towers • River rafting rides • Roller coasters • Water slides Adventure Parks Group • Busch Entertainment Corporation • Cedar Fair Entertainment Company • Compagnie des Alpes • Herschend Family Entertainment • Merlin Entertainments • PARC Management • Six Flags • Themeparks LLC • Universal Studios Theme Parks • Walibi • Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Luna Park Sydney is located on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour, Australia. The heritage-listed park first opened in 1935, and is currently open for business. Over its 70-year history, the park has experienced multiple closures, changes of ownership, legal battles, and community action in both support of and opposition to Luna Park's operation. The location of Luna Park was formerly occupied by a series of workshops, cranes, and railway sidings used to provide for the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. When the Harbour Bridge was completed in 1932, North Sydney Council opened applications for tenders to develop the site. ...that Knott's Berry Farm was originally a pie stand and restaurant? ...that sponsors of Seaworld, Southwest Airlines, promoted the chain by painting three aircraft to resemble killer whales? ... that the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada is Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland? ► Amusement parks ► Roller coasters From the Roller Coaster WikiProject: {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Roller Coasters/to do}} Amusement parks Business and economics Culture Engineering Society Technology What are portals? List of portals Featured portals Shortcut to this page: P:AP